Articles tagged as: COVID-19
April 10, 2020
You Asked: Why Is COVID-19 Hitting African-Americans So Hard?
Indiana Public Broadcastings digital producer Lauren Chapman and reporter Justin Hicks recently joined Side Effects Public Medias Brittani Howell on Facebook Live to answer questions weve received about the new coronavirus and COVID-19.
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Indiana Releases Data For Race, Ethnicity In COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
While black Hoosiers only comprise 9 percent of the state's population, they account for 19 percent of deaths and 18 percent of cases.
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March State Revenues Don't Reflect Full Impact Of COVID-19 Fallout
Tax revenues came in about $63 million less in March than the state budgeted for. But Office of Management and Budget director Cris Johnston says that doesnt yet reflect a significant impact from the ongoing pandemic.
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Anderson Facility Has 24 COVID-19 Deaths; State Toll 300
Twenty-four residents of a central Indiana nursing home hit hard by COVID-19 now have died, the state's health commissioner said Friday.
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Gov. Holcomb Signs New Order For Teacher Evaluations, Student Teachers
The new order says schools can use a teacher's evaluation from last year, or conduct a new one. If it's new, they can't use test scores or observations unless those were done while classes were still meeting in person.
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You Asked About Filing For Unemployment Insurance In Indiana. We'll Walk You Through It
Across the country, almost 17 million workers filed for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks due to COVID-19. That includes more than 300,000 people from Indiana.
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Indianapolis Fabric Artist Shifts To Sewing Essential Surgical Gowns
Emily Gartner has a sewing studio in the Circle City Industrial Complex. The professional seamstress would normally be creating fashion and teaching classes, but now she's making surgical gowns for Eskenazi Health Care workers.
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For Indy Nonprofit Arts For Learning, COVID-19 Closures Are Double Whammy
WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with Arts for Learning President and CEO Joellen Florio Rossebo about the sudden changes that she, her staff and artists had to make to keep bringing creative arts to kids.
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Indiana Unemployment Claims Surge For Third Consecutive Week
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Indiana experienced a third week of unprecedented spikes in applications for unemployment insurance in response to massive COVID-19-related layoffs.
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Relief Fund Created For Indianapolis 'Gig' Musicians
WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation's Artistic Director, Rob Dixon, about a relief fund created specifically to help local "gig" musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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